Kaeng ped yang (Thai red curry duck) - courtesy of peter.
This variation is a little richer than most both in consistency and color but cut with the addition of light and flavorsome fruit. It's a fantastically rich curry with a light contrast.
Ingredients
2 shallots finely diced, plus 2 shallots sliced.
Fresh bunch coriander; (reserve a little to garnish)
garlic corm; peeled smashed and easy chopped
cooking oil
1 tbsp red curry paste (heaped)
can of full cream coconut milk
120 mls or so chicken stock
mango
rambutan or lychees
grapes (preferably pitted)
lime
roast duck (from Chinese vendor works well)
fish sauce
2 tsp palm sugar
salt
fresh ground black pepper
method
pound the coriander, 2 of the shallots and the garlic into a paste.
Prepare the mango, rambutans &/or lychees and grapes. Peel and slice the mango. Peel and section the lychees and pit the grapes
1. Heat a wok. Place in the curry paste and a measure of coconut milk. Allow to reduce and go oily. Add the same amount of coconut milk and repeat the procedure. This roasts the curry and brings out a new dimension of true thai curry flavor.
2. Add the shallot, garlic paste and coriander paste plus the rest of the coconut milk. Bring to the boil while stirring.
3. Add the chicken stock to the coconut mixture, season and boil fast. Reduce the volume until it's a fairly rich red color and a little thick in consistency
4. Add the sectioned duck to the wok and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
5. Thinly slice the remaining shallots. Add a little oil to a frying pan and cook for about five minutes or until golden but not burnt, stirring occasionally. Add to the duck curry.
6. Add the prepared fruit to the contents and stir into the curry and cook for 2-3 minutes until heated through.
7. Grate the lime rind, squeeze out the juice and add to the wok, with the fish sauce and sugar. Stir into the curry and cook for another minute to combine.
Serve with good quality jasmine rice.
